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Event
On June 17-18, 2021, NHGRI hosts a workshop, Multi-Omics in Health and Disease: Current Applications, Challenges and Future Directions.
… the Stage - Application of multi-omics to study health and disease Moderator: Judy Cho, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. … 1: Multi-omics Integration to Understand Health and Disease Nancy Cox, Vanderbilt University 2:15 - 2:45 p.m. … NHGRI 1:10 - 1:25 p.m. Presentation 1: Using Polygenic Risk Scores Combined With Multi-omics Data to Provide …
News Release
NHGRI researchers have successfully used facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in known as DiGeorge syndrome.
… facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease in Africans, Asians and Latin Americans. … The disease, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome , also known as DiGeorge … from 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 6,000 children. Because the disease results in multiple defects throughout the body, …
Educational Resources
Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disease seen most often among people of African ancestry.
… Sickle Cell Disease … Sickle cell disease is a hereditary disease seen most often among people of African ancestry. … …
The Genomics Landscape
In the July 2018 edition of The Genomics Landscape, NHGRI Director Eric Green highlights the 10th anniversary of the Undiagnosed Diseases Program.
… to direct the program today. With the goal of improving disease management for individual patients and advancing … basic researchers to identify the underlying mechanisms of disease. Training clinicians in the use of contemporary … New Evidence that Viruses May Play a Role in Alzheimer's Disease Novel Drug Therapy Partially Restores Hearing in Mice …
News Release
UDN expands the footprint of the network with a new metabolomics core and increased model organism capabilities.
… to use that knowledge to reduce the burden of neurological disease. About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, …
Leadership Initiatives
The Genomics and Health Disparities Interest Group provides a forum to connect individuals from different scientific disciplines across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and researchers in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area engaged in genomics and health disparities research, as well as provide opportunities for professional development, networking and community engagement.Â
… accelerates , understanding the role of genomics in disease risk and its integration into clinical care is increasingly … community engagement. … health disparities, disease risk, clinical care, interest groups … The Genomics …
News Release
Researchers from NHGRI and the Undiagnosed Diseases Program (UDP) have discovered a new neurological condition characterized by issues with motor coordination and speech.
… New disease could provide insights into how the cell’s recycling … in which researchers identified a genetic neurological disease among Lagotto Romagnolo dogs, an Italian breed known … scientists had yet to connect ATG4D to any neurological disease in humans. “Among genetic diseases, we’ve solved many …
Talking Glossary
Environmental factors, as related to genetics, refers to exposures to substances (such as pesticides or industrial waste) where we live or work, behaviors (such as smoking or poor diet) that can increase an individual’s risk of disease or stressful situations (such as racism).
… as smoking or poor diet) that can increase an individual’s risk of disease or stressful situations (such as racism). … … or poor diet) that can increase an individual’s risk of disease or stressful situations (such as racism). Genetic …
News Release
In 1982, John Carey, M.D., and his colleagues named the rare disease, Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome. Now, researchers have identified the genomic mutations.
… misdiagnosed the children with Moebius Syndrome, a disease characterized by facial paralysis. "My sister Tonya … colleagues described and named the children's very rare disease, Carey-Fineman-Ziter syndrome (CFZS). Thirty-five … of Health." Sadly, Tonya Hanson developed restrictive lung disease and died of pneumonia when she was 37 years …
Clinical Research
An Observational Prospective Natural History Study of Metabolism, Infection and Immunity During the COVID19 Pandemic (At-home Participation).
… implications of COVID19 in individuals with mitochondrial disease or their family members is unknown. Individuals with mitochondrial disease may be particularly at risk for decline associated with infection. The goal of this …